Meaning

11 senses
  1. (intransitive)To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

    She offered to help with her homework.

    anbieten, vorschlagen

    предлага́тьpredlagátʹ, предложи́тьpredložítʹ

    пропонува́тиproponuváty, офірува́тиofiruváty

    propose a payment

  2. (transitive)To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest.

    Everybody offered an opinion.

  3. (transitive)To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.

    He offered use of his car for the week.

    He offered his good will for the Councilman's vote.

    anbieten

    предлага́тьpredlagátʹ, предложи́тьpredložítʹ, предоставля́тьpredostavljátʹ

  4. To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.

    (transitive)To present (something) for sale.

    present for acceptance or rejection

  5. (transitive)To present (something) to God or gods, as a gesture of worship or as a sacrifice.

    opfern

    present as an act of worship

  6. (transitive)To present (something) to the sight etc.; to provide for use, consideration etc.

    The city offers beautiful architecture.

  7. (transitive)To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly.

  8. (transitive)To bid, as a price, reward, or wages.

    I offered twenty dollars for it. The company is offering a salary of £30,000 a year.

  9. (intransitive)To happen, to present itself.

  10. (transitive)To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive or defensive way; to threaten.

    to offer violence to somebody

    The peasants offered no resistance as they were rounded up.

  11. (obsolete)To make an attempt; typically used with at.

    make available for sale

Examples

2563 sentences
  1. We offered him a nice job.

    Ми запропонували йому гарну роботу.

    ruМы предложили ему хорошую работу.

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  2. I offered to help Tom move.

    Я запропонував Тому допомогу в переїзді.

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  3. It's an offer they can't refuse.

    Це пропозиція, від якої вони не зможуть відмовитися.

    ruЭто предложение, от которого они не могут отказаться.

    deDas ist ein Angebot, das sie nicht ablehnen können.

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  4. Did you offer Tom any assistance?

    Ти запропонував Тому допомогу?

    ruТы предложил Тому помощь?

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  5. Tom has been offered a job.

    Тому запропонували роботу.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
propose:
Русский
By meaning 2
propose:
place at disposal:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
propose:
to present something as a gesture of worship:

Origin

From Middle English offren, offrien. In the religious senses inherited from Old English of

From Middle English offren, offrien. In the religious senses inherited from Old English offrian (“to offer, sacrifice, bring an oblation”); otherwise from Old French ofrir. Both ultimately from Latin offerō (“to present, bestow, bring before”, literally “to bring to”), from Latin ob + ferō (“bring, carry”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”), later reinforced by Old French offrir (“to offer”). Cognate with Old Frisian offria (“to offer”), Old Dutch offrōn (“to offer”), German opfern (“to offer”), Old Norse offra (“to offer”). More at ob-, bear.

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Forms

offers, offering, offered, offered
Base formoffer · to offer
3rd person singularoffers
Present participleoffering
Past simpleoffered
Past participleoffered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyoffer
he, she, itoffers

Past simpleLesson

all personsoffered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave offered
he, she, ithas offered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill offer

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • offered to help
  • accepted the offer
  • offered a job
  • an an offer
  • accept our offer
  • been offered a
  • accept your offer
  • offered to pay
  • job offer
  • one who offered
  • offered to drive
  • offered to lend

See also

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